Programme Outline
- Covering all the major business studies areas and topics, the ICM Diploma in Business Studies programme has, over a fifteen year period, achieved international recognition and is now undertaken by students in over 100 countries.
- The structure of the course ensures that students have the widest possible range of career, employment and higher education options open to them on completion of their studies.
- The programme is also suitable for working supervisors and managers who require a recognised business qualifications for career advancement or promotion purposes.
Course Subjects
- International Business Communications
- Business Management & Administration
- Marketing & Analysing Information
(Numeracy & Statistics) - Marketing Principles (Marketing)
- Accounting Techniques (Accounting)
- Economics for Business
- Introduction to Business Law (Business Law)
- Organisational Behaviour
Entry Requirements
- The minimum age for registration for this programme is 17.
- One GCE A-level plus Three GCSEs (or equivalents)
- Five GCSEs at grades A, B or C (or equivalents)
- A suitable BTEC National Award
- Any qualification equivalent to one of the above.
- Applicants over the age of 19 who do not hold one of the recommended entrance qualifications may also register for the programme providing they have been in full-time employment for a minimum of two years.
Examinations
- Externally set and marked by the Institute. Examinations are held in March, June, September and December each year. Candidates must be registered and paid-up Student Members of the Institute at the time they undertake the examinations.
- Examination Closing Dates
Candidates entering for examinations must ensure that their completed examination entry forms and fees reach the Institute at least eight weeks before the date of the examinations. Examination timetables indicate the closing date for receipt of entries for each sitting. - Examination Results
These are normally distributed twelve weeks after each examination date.
